Today you will

• turn one fact from your investigation into a social-style post
• write a strong first line and a picture idea
• save your draft in a school document, not a personal account

Warm-up

Think of the last post that made you stop scrolling. Was it the first line, the picture or a surprising number?

If you have no fact ready, use this one: two websites gave different deadlines for one apprenticeship.

The five jobs in a post

• The hook is the first line, and it makes people stop scrolling.
• The fact is the one clear point your post makes.
• The visual note describes the picture that goes with the post.
• The close tells the reader what to do next.
• Tone is how the post sounds. It should suit the platform.

Example hook: “Two official pages, two different deadlines. Only one was still open.”

Your teacher will read five lines. Say which job each one does.

Now you will build a practice post in Word or Google Docs. Use the sample post below for your first lines, then follow the steps in the box below.

Common snags

• My hook is just my topic title. Rewrite it as a claim that would stop someone scrolling.
• I put three facts in one post. Keep one fact and save the rest for later.
• I want to post it on Instagram. Please don't do that. Keep it in your document or on the school's class-only space.